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History of Niger

14 recorded states lay in what is now Niger, from the Hausa kingdoms (1000 CE). 2 of them have a full profile, and 4 outside powers ruled here.

ProfileState (capital or seat)3 without a known seat not shownOpen in the atlas →

Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

11th century

  1. Hausa kingdoms1000 CE – 1808 CE · profile

15th century

  1. Sultanate of Agadez1449 CE – 1900 CE · sultanate
  2. Kingdom of Gobir1450 CE – 1808 CE · kingdom

16th century

  1. Kel Ewey1500 CE – 1917 CE · tribal confederation
  2. Kel Gres1500 CE – 1917 CE · tribal confederation
  3. Dendi kingdom1591 CE – 1901 CE · kingdom

17th century

  1. Iwellemmeden Kel Ataram1650 CE – 1916 CE · tribal confederation

18th century

  1. Sultanate of Damagaram1731 CE – 1899 CE · sultanate
  2. Iwellemmeden Kel Dinnik1770 CE – 1917 CE · tribal confederation

19th century

  1. Gwandu Emirate1808 CE – 1903 CE · emirate
  2. Sultanate of Maradi1819 CE – 1899 CE · sultanate
  3. Sultanate of Tsibiri1835 CE – 1899 CE · sultanate
  4. French West Africa1895 CE – 1958 CE · profile

20th century

  1. Colony of Niger1900 CE – 1958 CE · colony

In the encyclopedia

Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of West Africa → States of Egypt, North Africa and Sudan → All country histories →

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Niger. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/niger
MLA
“History of Niger.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/niger. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Niger.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/niger.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Niger’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/niger (Accessed: ).